Pierre FORGUES

Born

16 November 1722 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

15 June 1802 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre FORGUES

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Born: 16 November 1722 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre FORGUES

Father

Joseph FORGUES

Mother

Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

Grandparents of Pierre FORGUES

Paternal grandparents

Joseph FORGUES Marie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Maternal grandparents

Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE Jeanne COULOMBE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marguerite BOLDUC 8 November 1745 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite BOLDUC was born abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada. Marguerite died 20 December 1797 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Louis BOLDUC and Marguerite POULIN.

Pierre FORGUES died 15 June 1802 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre FORGUES

Pierre FORGUES married

Marguerite BOLDUC
Marriage date: 8 November 1745
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Marguerite BOLDUC was the child of Louis BOLDUC and Marguerite POULIN

Children of Pierre FORGUES and Marguerite BOLDUC

Pierre FORGUES

Born: 4 December 1746, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 15 December 1822, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ 11 January 1773 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie FORGUES

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre LEPAGE 10 February 1795 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
16 November 1722
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FORGUES and Marguerite BOLDUC 8 November 1745, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Pierre FORGUES was born 4 December 1746, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 24 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1773 Marriage of Child
Pierre FORGUES married 11 January 1773, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.